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Hugo Metz

France

Project Development and Outreach -Paris/broadcast

Hugo is a freelance documentary producer whose work has involved traveling, producing, directing and editing a variety of films such as: The Mediterranean Sea from Above, prime time programming discovery magazines like Ushuaïa Nature or Rendez-vous in an unknown land. His work has taken him to majestic places where he has met outstanding autochthon peoples in Niger, Chad, Congo DRC, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Nepal and India.

He collaborates with French major TV broadcasters: TF1 FR2, FR3, FR5 and ARTE and has started working with newcomers from the digital world: multiple channel networks & digital content producers. Specialized in telling stories that highlight the natural though fragile relationship between men and nature he feels – on both personal and professional levels – that now is the right time to help balancing this crucial equation. Hugo is also a freelance consultant for major event producers (such as Le Public Système Cinema or Havas Production). He participates to organize events like film festivals (Amazonas Film Festival, FIFE) or cultural gatherings (Le Point Ephemere). Percentage dedicated to project – 100%.

Hugo is Chief Financial Officer on the Board of If Not Us Then Who, Inc. Find out more here.

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    Update: April 2021 The Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines announced on April 20, 2021 that they would accept a complaint against Pluspetrol, a multinational oil firm headquartered in an Amsterdam mailbox. The decision gives Indigenous communities in the oil fields of the Peruvian Amazon a path for seeking remediation from Pluspetrol […]

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  • Pygmy Peoples of the DRC: A Rising Movement The fight for recognition in the DRC

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